We integrate climatic niche models and dated phylogenies to characterize the evolution of climatic niches in Oenothera sections Anogra and Kleinia (Onagraceae), and from that we make inferences on diversification in relation to climate. The evolution of climatic tolerances in Anogra + Kleinia has been heterogeneous, across phylogenetic groups and across different dimensions of climate. All the ...

The prevalence of cryptosporidial infection among captive wild animals and birds in Sanda Kyarimi Park, Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, was evaluated by faecal examination for oocysts using three different staining techniques: the modified Ziehl-Neelsen, Giemsa, and Safranin-methylene blue. A total of 66 captive wild animals and birds were examined based on age and sex differences. Fifteen (2...

Glaciers are highly sensitive to climate change and undergoing significant changes in mid-latitudes. In this study, we analyzed the spatiotemporal of typical glaciers their responses period 1990–2015 4 different mountainous sub-regions Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Northwest China: Bogda Peak Karlik Mountain Tianshan Mountains; Yinsugaiti Glacier sub-region Karakorum Youyi Altay Mountains. T...

single storms are the most restore water at the water management especially in arid and semi arid. therefore, single storm estimation is the important step in risk management. this study, single storm estimated by gsdm model. so, the date used include: meteorological data, dem and water value in basin jahanbin. in the gsdm model should divide basin to two region smooth and rough, moisture adjus...

The winter-rainfall region of southern Africa, covered largely by the fynbos and succulent karoo biomes, harbours the world’s greatest concentration of geophyte species. Species diversity is greatest in the south-west, where more than 500 species co-occur in one quarter-degree square; in the south-east the values are generally around 100, and in the arid north-west, always less than 50 (more of...

precipitation changes in the region on orbital timescales. 22 The Nordeste, a semi-arid region in northeastern Brazil, 23 is known for its severe and recurrent droughts, which cause 24 socioeconomic problems for millions of people. Observational and 25 modelling studies have convincingly linked below-normal rainfall 26 in the Nordeste during the rainy season (February, March and 27 April) to pe...

The development of agriculture and industry and the increase of population in countries with arid to semi-arid climates have led to more harvesting of groundwater resources and as a result land subsidence in different parts of the worlds. Decades of groundwater overexploitation in the Kashmar-Bardaskan plain in the north-east of Iran has resulted substantial land subsidence in this plain. The p...